Auxillary Fuel Tank
07-05-2004, 12:29 PM
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07-05-2004, 04:34 PM
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Re: fuel tank
Originally posted by johnh
i guess i cannot send any pictures,the size is limited
i guess i cannot send any pictures,the size is limited
06-14-2005, 08:34 PM
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Maybe Im a dummie but how does the manual valve work from inside the cab or do you have to get out to switch it? I am a TIG welder by trade and would have no problem building a 50 gallon tank in a matter of two days, I just dont know the ins and outs of the plumbing. If anyone has instructions or a diagram with a parts list to make a gravity fed tank that will cost me the LEAST amount of money for all the little pieces, please let me know. Thanks.
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06-15-2005, 06:26 AM
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A TIG Welder?? hmmm I might be bugging you with a couple pm's later!!
I'm getting ready to move from OR to FL and I have a 100Gal semi tank in the back of my truck now. 150 for the tank, built a wood cradle, used the holes from the previous owners 5th brackets to bolt it down. The tank has a bottom drain. I put a gate valve from lowes in there, with a 1/2 npt to 3/8 hose barb on the valve. I then ran a 3/8 fuel hose through a hole in the bed into the 3/4 ID bent line that runs parallel to the filler tube. I used 2 3/4" hose barbs to a "T" The 3/8's fuel from the semi tank ties into the "T". I have about 200 in the setup. I ran my tank low, put 15 gal in the aux tank opened the valves no leaks and within about 15 min the main tank was filled with the exra 15 gal or so. So that much works. Next test is to fill the main tank and fill the aux tank again and see how the main tank can hold the pressure from the aux tank. I would hate the aux tank to overfill the main tank and leak 100gal of go go juice all over the road.
This setup is mainly just for roadtrips. So I also have a hose cap for the "T" when I take the semi tank out.
I'm getting ready to move from OR to FL and I have a 100Gal semi tank in the back of my truck now. 150 for the tank, built a wood cradle, used the holes from the previous owners 5th brackets to bolt it down. The tank has a bottom drain. I put a gate valve from lowes in there, with a 1/2 npt to 3/8 hose barb on the valve. I then ran a 3/8 fuel hose through a hole in the bed into the 3/4 ID bent line that runs parallel to the filler tube. I used 2 3/4" hose barbs to a "T" The 3/8's fuel from the semi tank ties into the "T". I have about 200 in the setup. I ran my tank low, put 15 gal in the aux tank opened the valves no leaks and within about 15 min the main tank was filled with the exra 15 gal or so. So that much works. Next test is to fill the main tank and fill the aux tank again and see how the main tank can hold the pressure from the aux tank. I would hate the aux tank to overfill the main tank and leak 100gal of go go juice all over the road. This setup is mainly just for roadtrips. So I also have a hose cap for the "T" when I take the semi tank out.
06-15-2005, 06:31 AM
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A neat trick for a manual set up it to use a 1/4 turn valve on the fuel line. mount it in a way that it wont move and you can instal a push/pull cable to it that can be mounted in the cab near the tranny hump. Then when you need fuel in the main tank you pull the t-handle for the cable and push it closed when you get over 3/4 tank in the main.